The weather takes a romantic turn, leaving us with an inane craving for house parties and fabulous vodka. Our favourite bars and restaurants have dispatched secret recipes for every day of the week. So end Monday with a Watermelon Capriojko only to start your Sunday brunch in the sweet comfort of baileys and kahlua. Here’s a look at your week in cocktails

Monday

Watermelon Capriojka

Ingredients

6 – 8 Chunks of fresh watermelon

6 – 8 Fresh mint leaves

60 ml Vodka

5 ml Lemon juice

Top up with mint air

Method

Shake and double strain. Serve in a martini glass. Garnish with mint air and vodka infused watermelon slice.

(Smoke House Grill)

Tuesday

Strawberry Basil Martini

Ingredients

4-5 Fresh Basil leaves

20ml Lime Juice

30 ml of Strawberry puree

60 ml Finlandia vodka

Method

Muddle fresh basil leaves in a shaker. Then fill the shaker with ice. Add lime juice, strawberry puree and the vodka. Shake well and double strain in a chilled martini glass. Garnish with fresh basil.

(Serafina)

Wednesday

Mango Caiprioska

Ingredients

8 Chunks of Alphonso mango

3 Wedges of lime

2 Bar spoons white castor sugar

1 Bar spoon brown sugar

60 ml Vodka

Method

Muddle, shake and serve in an old-fashioned glass

(Sofitel Mumbai)

Thursday

Jal Jeera

Ingredients

60ml vodka

Salt & pepper

15ml Lime juice

15ml Sugar syrup

Method

Mix all the above ingredients in a martini glass and top it up with jal jeera.

(F.Bar. Lounge.Diner)

Orange & Ginger Martini

Ingredients

3 Ginger cubes

8 Mint leaves

90ml Orange juice

60ml Vodka

30ml Sugar syrup

30ml Lime juice

Method

Muddle ginger and mint leaves together in a cocktail shaker. Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass

(Grand Hyatt Goa)

Dark&Dirty

Ingredients

45ml Vodka

15ml White chocolate liqueur

15ml Dry vermouth

3 Olives stuffed with dark chocolate

3 Pieces of dark cacao muddled with olives

Chocolate mist Spray

Method

Shake all the ingredients and garnish with olives and dark cacao. Finish it with 3 sprays of Chocolate mist.

The weather takes a romantic turn, leaving us with an inane craving for house parties and fabulous vodka. Our favourite bars and restaurants have dispatched secret recipes for every day of the week. So end Monday with a Watermelon Capriojko only to start your Sunday brunch in the sweet comfort of baileys and kahlua. Here’s a look at your week in cocktails